Tag Archives: Cold War

Scientist disappears

Posted on June 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

lbert and Alfred… Before and after… Lost and found… Found but still missing … still haunted by something and still walking in a dream.  I pulled the photos of Albert and Alfred from their old-fashioned paper envelope, slightly tattered and … Continue reading →

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March 30, 1958

Posted on March 30, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, Ernie Bushmiller, a feminist? Who knew? Below, with less than 48 hours remaining before its sessions ends, the state Legislature is unable to agree on a budget–shocking, I know … The Times promotes an upcoming series on the Strategic … Continue reading →

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March 24, 1958

Posted on March 24, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, the pill is 100% effective in preliminary tests … Below, Bob Hope returns from the Soviet Union, where it was 20 below, and says "Palm Springs, open up your pearly gates" … A makeshift bomb is found in the … Continue reading →

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March 18, 1958

Posted on March 18, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, one of Clark Gable’s lesser pictures is featured at a fund-raiser for the Press Club’s 8-Ball Foundation. When the Mirror and Examiner closed in 1962, the foundation held a benefit to raise money for unemployed journalists. Below, a plane … Continue reading →

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March 13, 1958

Posted on March 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, what has to be the quote of the day: "Two things are at stake for America in the Middle East … Arab oil and Arab friendship. Both depend upon understanding. You can afford to lose the oil. You cannot … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on February 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 14, 1958 Samuel K. Terry of Ocean Park has been a shortwave radio addict for many years. During World War II, he used to listen to Tokyo Rose lying about how many American ships the Japanese navy sank each … Continue reading →

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Feb. 12, 1958

Posted on February 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Above: Future shock! Newspapers coming into the home by color TV? If they only knew how right they were … The Navy bans low-level flights over Los Angeles after the Norwalk air crash … Deputies arrest nine people in … Continue reading →

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Feb. 11, 1958

Posted on February 11, 2008 by lmharnisch

Weather makes the front page … Another youngster is stricken with a rare disease (The Times apparently never followed up on this story) … Fighting in the Mideast … And a new weapon in the Cold War against the Soviets … Continue reading →

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Jan. 29, 1958

Posted on January 29, 2008 by lmharnisch

 

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Jan. 28, 1958

Posted on January 28, 2008 by lmharnisch

A cultural exchange program between the U.S. and the Soviets … In a meeting with Mideast allies, the U.S. warns the Soviets against any aggression in the region … Roberto Rossellini seeks to annul his marriage to Ingrid Bergman … … Continue reading →

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Jan. 27, 1958

Posted on January 27, 2008 by lmharnisch

A storm drops more than an inch and a half of rain on Los Angeles … A terrorist bomb explodes outside a U.S. Embassy in the Middle East … Note that America is giving arms and money to Iraq, Iran … Continue reading →

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Jan. 26, 1958

Posted on January 26, 2008 by lmharnisch

Sepulveda and Centinela is flooded after a heavy rain … Officials reveal that cattle and milk in the British countryside were contaminated by radioactive material unleashed when an Oct. 10, 1957, fire destroyed a plutonium pile … And the chairman … Continue reading →

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Jan. 25, 1958

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Jan. 22, 1958

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Jan. 21, 1958

Posted on January 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

Note the crash of yet another Stratocruiser.  

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Jan. 20, 1958

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Jan. 17, 1958

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Jan. 16, 1958

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Jan. 15, 1958

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Jan. 14, 1958

Posted on January 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jayne Mansfield and Mickey Hargitay get married… (note that The Times used an AP photo)… will the Dodgers play at Wrigley Field? (no "Moon Shots" there, folks)… Sarah Churchill, daughter of a fellow named Sir Winston, gets popped for being … Continue reading →

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